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new media

new media noun: interactive digital media, such as the Internet, as opposed to traditional media such as print and television.

Noun

new media (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Interactive digital media, such as the Internet, as opposed to traditional media such as print and television.
    • What is new media? We may begin answering this question by listing the categories commonly discussed under this topic in the popular press: the Internet, Web sites, computer multimedia, computer games, CD-ROMs and DVD, virtual reality.2006, Robert Hassan, Julian Thomas eds., The New Media Theory Reader, McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 5
    • The techno-pessimists who see new media as commodified by corporations and the market as any ‘old media’ have also missed the point.2009, Natalie Fenton, New Media, Old News, SAGE, →ISBN, page 14
    Synonyms:
    cybermedia
    Antonyms:
    old media

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Questions about new media

What does new media mean?
New media means interactive digital media, such as the Internet, as opposed to traditional media such as print and television.
What part of speech is new media?
New media is a noun.

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